Campuses

Foggy Bottom Campus

The Foggy Bottom Campus sits in the heart of the nation’s capital, in a vibrant neighborhood bordered by the Potomac River, the Watergate complex, the White House and the State Department. Its location is key to the University’s mission and critical to its success. The campus is home to the majority of GW’s schools and administrative offices, as well as classrooms, libraries, residence halls and the University’s medical center.

Mount Vernon Campus

The Mount Vernon Campus is found in Washington, D.C.’s, wooded Foxhall neighborhood on the former site of Mount Vernon College, a women’s institution with a long heritage of its own. Institutional and commercial venues, as well as homes, embassies and diplomatic residences, surround the Mount Vernon Campus. Yet, it is close enough to downtown, Foggy Bottom and Georgetown to offer access to everything Washington, D.C., has to offer.

Virginia Science & Technology Campus

The Virginia Science & Technology Campus established in 1991, is strategically located in the Northern Virginia technology corridor near Dulles International Airport. The campus focuses on interdisciplinary STEM-H research, including biological and health sciences, big data and analytics, high performance computing and energy science and technology. The campus is a leader in the innovative delivery of education to the non-traditional 21st century learner. Degree and certificate programs are offered by seven of GW’s schools and colleges, including programs in nursing, engineering, education, health sciences, information technology, business and public relations. Many programs are designed to meet the needs of professional students with evening, weekend and online courses.

Academic Centers in Virginia

The Academic Centers in Virginia provide graduate educational opportunities to working professionals near their homes and workplaces. These graduate programs provide the full benefit of GW’s internationally recognized academic excellence, adhering to the same high standards as all the University’s programs.

Other Locations

In addition to its three campuses, GW maintains facilities in other locations across the region that serve as education centers for its graduate professional studies programs.

Virtual Tour

In 1996, GW’s then-President Stephen Joel Trachtenberg gave a gift to the Class of 2000--a bronze hippopotamus. Since it was installed at the corner of 21st and H streets, NW, the hippo has become an unofficial GW mascot.